By Paul Snyder Industry associations are withholding support for proposed contractor debarment rules until the state can prove it will not unfairly prevent companies from bidding on jobs. The threat of debarment is a useful tool for the Wisconsin Department ...

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By Sean Ryan The detention pond design municipal officials say is the cheapest way to satisfy state requirements would be outlawed under the latest proposed runoff rules. “You just start adding things up higher and higher if you don’t have ...

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By Sean Ryan Public works directors are cringing over a proposed state rule revision that would drain money from local road projects to support water runoff work. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is revising its runoff rule, and the ...

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By Paul Snyder A looming change in state licensing-exam requirements for architects may wipe out the value of Wisconsin colleges’ two-year architecture-training programs. The rule change would be “a step in the direction of requiring an accredited degree,” said Josh ...

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WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a final rule to help reduce water pollution from construction sites. The agency believes the rule, which takes effect in February 2010 and will be phased in over four years, will ...

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